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afraid asked boat Bonito breath brig bungalow cabin Captain chair cheroot chief mate close course cried dare dark deck door Dutch eyes face father feeling fellow felt gave gazed girl glance gone Gulf of Siam gunboat hair hands harbour head hear heard Heems Heemskirk island Jacobus Jacobus's Jasper Allen knew land laugh lieutenant light lips looked Makassar Mesman mind Miss Freya mulatto murmured Nelson or Nielsen Neptun never night old Nelson once Palembang papa perhaps phosphorescent poop potatoes quarter-deck quiet reef round sails Schultz second mate SECRET SHARER seemed Sephora Seven Isles ship ship's side silence sitting smile sort sound stare steward stood suddenly suppose taffrail talk tell thick thing thought told tone took turned verandah voice watch whispered woman wonder words